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Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by pixxel on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @02:32AM (#41845572)
If my memory serves me: you used to announce your conker as a “two-er”, or “three-er”, for example, to inform your opponent how many conkers your particular conker had previously claimed. If your opponent decided to challenge you and won then they would claim your “three-er” and add its win total to their own. So a “two-er” would become a “five-er”.
Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by Ntrails on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @02:41AM (#41845633)
I also recall this, but suspect sometimes numbers may have been inflated...
Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by jamiek88 on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @02:55AM (#41845690)
I at nearly 50 years old still own my undefeated 48’er. It’s on a yellow bootlace in a box in the loft at my dad’s house.
Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by Nursie on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @10:01PM (#41854927)
I bet that thing’s hard as concrete now :)
Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by Nursie on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @02:34AM (#41845592)
This is really probing the dusty, cobwebbed corners of my memory but yes, I have a very vague recollection of a 'six-er' being somewhat special...
Re:Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found ... by flir on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @06:00AM (#41846894)
The phrase "a sixer at conkers" is floating to the surface.

Was it that once you reached six, you stopped counting? Or do you retire it, undefeated?